1 Peter
To Bless
1 Peter 3:9 Do not pay back evil for evil, or insult with insult. Instead, be a blessing. That’s your job, to bless. If you are a blessing, you’ll be blessed. IMAGE DETAILS United Arab Emirates Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Residential Gate Summer 2006 www.sevenapples.art
Read MoreTo Bless People
1 Peter 3:8-9 Be agreeable. Be sympathetic. Be loving. Be compassionate. Be humble. This goes for all of you, no exceptions. When people insult you pay them back with a blessing. That’s your job, to bless. When you give blessings you receive blessings. IMAGE DETAILS Art By: Sylvia Orozco & Pio Pulido Houston, Texas…
Read MoreTo Heed This Warning
1 Peter 5:6-9 Bow down under God’s strong hand; then when the time comes, God will lift you up. Since God cares for you, let him carry all your burdens and worries. Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Take…
Read MoreTo Resist The Watcher
1 Peter 5:8-11 Be disciplined and stay alert. Your enemy the devil is prowling around and poised to pounce; he’s looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him. Be strong in your faith. Remember that your brothers and sisters around the world experience the same kind of troubles you endure. After you have suffered…
Read MoreTo Open Your Heart
1 Peter 3:1-4 Even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over by observing your pure and reverent lives. Don’t be concerned about the outward lure of hairstyles, jewelry, or clothes. You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that…
Read MoreTo Bless
1 Peter 3:8-11 Be agreeable. Be sympathetic. Be loving. Be compassionate. Be humble. This goes for all of you. No exceptions. Do not pay back evil for evil, or insult with insult. Instead, be a blessing. That’s your job, to bless. If you are a blessing, you’ll be blessed. If you love life and want…
Read MoreTo Live A Sermon
1 Peter 3:1-4 Even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over by observing your pure and reverent lives. Don’t be concerned about the outward lure of hairstyles, jewelry, or clothes. You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that…
Read MoreTo Anticipate Hardship
1 Peter 4:12-15 Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. Instead, be very glad — for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is…
Read MoreTo Be A Lion
1 Peter 5:8-11 Be disciplined and stay alert! Your great enemy, the devil. is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Resist him and be strong in your faith. Remember that your brother and sisters all over the world are going through the same kind of suffering you are. So keep…
Read MoreTo Be Rebuilt
1 Peter 2:4-6 You are coming to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God’s house. He was rejected by people, but he was chosen by God for great honor. And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual house. What’s more, you are his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus…
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